Dorchester, Dorset
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 144 companies were formed in Dorchester. This figure is 35.8% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
The highest total for a first half year in Dorchester occurred in 2003 when a total of 189 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Dorchester UK 2011 144 228,735 2010 106 203,749 % change 35.8% 12.3% Record Year 2003 (189) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 62 companies were registered in Dorchester during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is an increase of 12.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Dorchester UK 2011 62 112,344 2010 55 98,612 % change 12.7% 13.9% Record Year 2003 (91) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 17 24 21 New companies in 2010 21 20 14 % change -19.0% 20.0% 50.0% Record Year 2008 (29) 2003 (28) 2003 (37)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 75 companies were dissolved in Dorchester. This figure is 39.5% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Dorchester occurred in 2010 when a total of 124 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Dorchester UK 2011 75 162,310 2010 124 177,631 % change -39.5% -8.6% Record Year 2010 (124) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 41 companies were dissolved in Dorchester during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 41.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Dorchester UK 2011 41 71,324 2010 70 94,954 % change -41.4% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (72) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 6 20 15 Closed companies in 2010 24 26 20 % change -75.0% -23.1% -25% Record Year 2010 (24) 2009 (38) 2009 (20)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Dorchester increased by 69 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Dorchester UK 2011 69 66,425 2010 -18 26,118 Record Year 2003 (164) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Dorchester during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 21 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Dorchester UK 2011 21 41,020 2010 -15 3,658 Record Year 2003 (82) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 11 4 6 Net growth in 2010 -3 -6 -6 Record Year 2008 (21) 2002 (18) 2003 (34)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Dorchester formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Dorchester 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Dorchester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Dorchester 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% % change -21.6% -5.6% 32.9% Record Year 1961 (0.3%) 1965 (0.3%) 1961 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 49.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 50.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 10.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Dorchester was 1857 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
34.8% of all director appointments in Dorchester in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Dorchester was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
32.8% of all director appointments in Dorchester in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DORSET 2.73% CONSULTING 5.09% MANAGEMENT 1.36% MANAGEMENT 4.86% CONSULTING 1.17% CONSULTANCY 3.17% FOX 0.97% PROPERTY 2.43% SCHOOL 0.78% TRADING 2.05% CARE 0.78% DESIGN 1.94% BUSINESS 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.92% DORCHESTER 0.78% BUSINESS 1.87% FARM 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% HOUSE 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ASSOCIATES 0.58% MEDIA 1.73% L 0.58% ENGINEERING 1.67% COMMUNITY 0.58% LONDON 1.60% TRAINING 0.58% GLOBAL 1.46% CIC 0.58% J 1.44% WEYMOUTH 0.58% CARE 1.44% BUILDING 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.42% TRUST 0.58% IT 1.39% (DORSET) 0.58% BUILDING 1.32% C.I.C. 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.31% DESIGN 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.30% BRIDPORT 0.39% M 1.27% CONSTRUCTION 0.39% S 1.23% TRADING 0.39% ENTERPRISES 1.20% WEST 0.39% SYSTEMS 1.20%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 66 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 43 60,758 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 29 30,647 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 13 16,419 9999 - Dormant Company 10 20,111 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 8 7,835 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 7 10,322 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 7 5,928 99999 - Dormant Company 6 18,918 7414 - Business & management consultancy 6 13,053 7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract 6 2,208 5530 - Restaurants 6 5,086 5248 - Other retail specialised stores 5 2,037 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 5 2,223 9305 - Other service activities 5 9,063 7499 - Non-trading company 5 10,955 7031 - Real estate agencies 4 1,480 98000 - Residents property management 4 2,888 41100 - Development of building projects 4 3,852 7260 - Other computer related activities 4 7,849
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07659074 DORSET CREATIVE LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS LTD 06 Jun 2011 07660133 NBH BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 07 Jun 2011 07662429 OFFICERS FIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 08 Jun 2011 07662838 SJ ASSIST LIMITED 08 Jun 2011 07664350 THE GUNSTONE TRUST 09 Jun 2011 07667406 ZING PR LIMITED 13 Jun 2011 07669234 GURKHA INN LIMITED 14 Jun 2011 07672345 GLOOPLE LIMITED 16 Jun 2011 07675295 ASCENSION RECRUITMENT LTD. 20 Jun 2011 07676265 ZEST CONSULTANCY LIMITED 21 Jun 2011 07677838 THE THOMAS HARDYE SCHOOL 21 Jun 2011 07680651 DORSET OPEN BUSINESS LTD 23 Jun 2011 07681157 HRA CONSULTING LIMITED 23 Jun 2011 07682918 MARTYR JOINERY LIMITED 27 Jun 2011 07687241 MEYERS ESTATE AGENTS LIMITED 29 Jun 2011 07688921 G HAMLIN LIMITED 30 Jun 2011 07654820 THE MANTA TRUST 01 Jun 2011 07653671 GREENWOOD HEALTH PHYSICS SERVICES LTD 01 Jun 2011 07672109 ONEUS LIMITED 16 Jun 2011 07679128 ONEUS FOUNDATION LIMITED 22 Jun 2011 07680509 EGGARDON NATURAL FOODS LTD 23 Jun 2011
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